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E. L. TEICH. CASEMENT WINDOW HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR,22. 1919.

1,3 1 1,426, Patented July 29, 1919.

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CASEMENT wmoow HOLDER.

APPLlCATlON FILED APR. 22. 1919.

1 ,3 1 1,426. PatentedJuly 29, 1919.

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INVENTOR W BY ATTOR Y5 THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co. WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STA ES ATE ERNEST L. TEICH, OF NEW BEI TAi ooNNEoTIoU'r,ASSIGNOR. TO THE AMERICAN HARDWARE CORPORATION, OF NEW BRITAIN,CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST L. TEIGH, a citizen of the United.States,residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State ofConnecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCasement-Window Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to improvements in casement window holders and hasfor its object to provide a holder which can be ap plied to eitheroutwardly swinging sashes or inwardly swinging sashes. It further hasfor its object to provide a friction casement window holder in which thefriction is released when the sash is reaching its closed position sothat the sash shall move freely at that time and the holder shall notact to restrain the portion to which it is attached when-other portionsof the sash have reached fully closed position.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 shows my improved holder applied to a window having an inwardlyswinging sash;

Fig. 2 shows the holder applied to an outwardly swinging sash window;

Fig. 3 shows the outwardly swinging sash partially open;

Fig. 4 shows the holder detached from the window; and,

Fig. 5 shows a detail of the holder.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is a tubular casingwithin which slides -a rod 2. The casing is pivotally connected at 3 toa sash plate 4. The rod is pivotally connected to a sill plate 5 througha universal connection consisting of a link 6 pivoted to the rod at 7and to the sill plate at 8, the axes of these pivotal connections 7 and8 being at right angles to one another. 9 is a split friction bushingcarried by a cap 10 screwed on to the casing 1, the opposing surfaces ofthe bushing and mouth of the tubular casing being tapered so that as thecap is screwed further on to the casing, the friction of the bushingupon the rod 2 is increased. The inner end of the rod 2 carries acentering enlargement 11. The rod 2 for about two inches at its outerSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29,1919.

Application filed April 22, 1919. Serial No. 291,901.

end is slightly tapered as at 12 so that when that portion reaches thebushing 9 the friction of the bushing upon the rod is removed so thatthe rod moves freely into the easing. 7 7 In applying the holder to aninwardly opening window, the sill plate 5 is connected to the sill sothat the axisv of its pivot 8 is parallel to the axis of the hinges ofthe sash, the casing l'lying'adjacentto thesill and lower than thebottom of the sash, and the sash plate 4 being secured to the sash in acorresponding position. The sash is then free to be opened inwardly, therod 2 turning about the pivotal connection 8.

When the holder is applied to an outwardly opening window, the holder isplaced above the sill and parallel thereto, the sill plate 5 being somounted upon the sill that the axis of the pivotal connection 8 is atright angles to the axis fthe window hinge and the axis of the pivotalconnection 7 is parallel to the axis of the sash hinge, with the resultthat the sash can be swung outwardly, the rod 2 turning about thepivotal connection 7. The rod 2 is rotatable relatively to the casing 1so as to permit such mounting.

When the holder is attached to a window of either of the above describedtypes and the sash is approaching its closed position, the friction ofthe bushing will cease when the friction bushing reaches the taperedportion 12 of the rod 2 so that the sash is in all parts unrestrainedwhen it is about to reach its closing position, thus preventing theholder from tending to hold any part of the sash open when it is desiredto have it entirely closed.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits ofvarious modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a casement window holder, the combination of a rod and a casingconstituting co-acting members relatively rotatable and adapted to slidelongitudinally one upon the other, said casing having friction meansengaging said rod, a sash plate and a sill plate each connected to oneof said co-acting members, and a universal connection between one ofsaid plates and the member to which it is connected, adapting the holderto be applied to either inwardly or outwardly opening casement Windows.

2. In a casement Window holder, the oombination of a rod, a casingtherefor r0tatable relatively to said rod and adapted to slidelongitudinally thereon, said casing having a friction bushing engagingsaid rod, a sill plate and a sash plate connected to said members, theconnection between said sill plate and its member being a universalconnection, adapting the holded to be applied to either inwardly oroutwardly opening casement WlIlClOWS.

I 3. In a casement 'Windovv holder, the combination' of a rod, a casingtherefor rotatable relatively to said rod and adapted to slidelongitudinally thereon, said casing having a friction bushing engagingsaid rod, a sash plate connected to 'said casing, a link pivotallyconnectedto said rod and a sill plate 'pivotally connected to said link,the

greater part of its length and slightly re du'fced in" diameter'adjacentto its outer end.

ERNEST L. TEIOH.

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